GTT
17132 Magnolia St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone: 714-848-1255
info@goodtimestravel.com
Sunday, April 27, 2025 (1-Day Tour)
Tour Price
Tour Package
$89
p.p.
Optional admission to the San Diego Zoo
$75
p.p.
Optional Art Alive exhibit
$40
p.p.
Activity Level
Activity Level 2
Get away for the day and spend a spring Sunday in San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park! If you choose to not add-on one of our available optional experiences, you’ll have approximately five hours at leisure to explore this garden and museum lover’s haven where you can experience natural beauty, wonderful art, culture, and stunning Spanish Revival architecture. Experience the free organ concert at the Spreckles Organ Pavilion, featuring the amazing Spreckels Organ and its 5,000 pipes! Relax in the shade of a century-old tree or on a bench watching butterflies in one of Balboa Park’s lush, uniquely landscaped gardens. From the sweet-smelling roses in the rose garden to the prickly cacti with beautiful blooms in the cactus garden, to brightly colored water lilies in the lily pond and outstanding orchids in the newly restored Botanical Building, the gardens here are endless and free (except for the Japanese Friendship Garden which does charge an admission on-site). The museums here are as diverse as the gardens and include the San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego Model Railroad Museum, San Diego History Center, Museum of Us, Museum of Photographic Arts, Mingei International Museum, Fleet Science Center and others (most museums have separate admission fees payable on-site). Enjoy lunch on your own at one of the Balboa Park eateries or bring a sack lunch. Or, take advantage of an optional admission to Art Alive at the nationally renowned San Diego Museum of Art for an additional $40 per person (payable with your tour payment; limited space available). Experience the museum’s permanent exhibits and Art Alive, the exquisite annual spring exhibit that is in full bloom this weekend only! Talented floral designers create nearly 100 floral interpretations of works of art from the museum’s permanent collection and produce a dazzling floral display in the museum’s rotunda – culminating in a museum filled with a kaleidoscope of color and fragrance! This awe-inspiring, glorious spectacle of world-class art and unique flower arrangements has become the most widely attended events of its kind in the U.S. Or, take advantage of an optional admission to the San Diego Zoo for an additional $75 per person (payable with your tour payment). Celebrating its 109th year in 2025, the San Diego Zoo is consistently recognized as one of the world’s greatest zoos! Animal lovers from all around the world flock – pun intended – to this world-class zoo to admire the stunning variety of animals amongst the 100 lush acres nestled into the canyons and mesas of Balboa Park. Already home to some of the world’s rarest wildlife, the San Diego Zoo continues to evolve and leads the way in animal habitat innovation, providing more natural settings for animals, often with different species living together. This reflects the more modern approach of zoos and a focus on conservation, rather than entertainment. If you choose this option, you’ll enjoy approximately 5 hours at leisure to explore the Zoo as you wish with an included Guided Bus Tour (a narrated driving tour highlighting the main areas of the Zoo), unlimited access to the Skyfari Aerial Tram (overhead transportation from one side of the Zoo to the other) and all regularly scheduled experiences. Please note that while the Giant Pandas Xian Bao and Yun Chuan are at the Zoo, there is no way to guarantee seeing them as complimentary, timed entry tickets to Panda Ridge are only available on-site on a first come, first served basis and the standby line could prove to be too long of a wait for some. Only one optional admission can be selected per guest. Enjoy lunch on your own at the Zoo, at one of the Balboa Park eateries, or bring a sack lunch.
To ensure a healthy and enjoyable travel experience for our guests, this tour will operate with additional health & wellness measures in place.
Visit our Departure Points page for more details on each location.
Depart* | Departure Location |
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8:00 a.m. | LBCC-O – Long Beach City College Lot "O" |
8:30 a.m. | FV – Fountain Valley at Good Times Travel |
9:00 a.m. | LHS – Laguna Hills Mall Southeast Parking Lot |
Return** | 6:30 p.m. |
*Please arrive 15 minutes prior to listed departure time
**Return time is approximate and dependent on your drop-off location and traffic
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